Challenge Sunday Brunch, Sunday, October 4: Everyone is invited to the “kick-off” stewardship brunch at 11:45 pm in McPhail Hall. Mark your calendars for this special event.
Peacemaking Offering, Sunday, October 4: St. Johners will have a chance to reach out a hand of healing to people within our church, our community and the world through the Peacemaking Offering. St. John’s will retain twenty five percent of the offering, which is used to promote peace locally.
New Date - St. John’s Night Circle, Monday, October 5: St. John’s Night Circle will meet at St. John’s at 7:30 pm, hostess Barbara Brisch. The meeting time was changed in October in order to allow participation in the Tuesday Night National Night Out.
Advent Booklet Sign-Up, Sunday, October 11: The 2009 Advent Booklet will focus on holiday traditions, traditions from the past or traditions of the present. Begin to mull over your favorite tradition and be ready to sign-up for your contribution to this year’s Advent celebration.
Needed New Usher Teams for the next 4 Months: You may choose the Sunday each month you would like to be an active participant in worship at St. John’s, then serve as an usher just one Sunday a month. Sign up with your friends or your family on the sheet in the Narthex beginning September 13. You can also sign up to be a substitute if you are out of town frequently. Training will be provided.
Looking and Planning Ahead: November 8: Name Tag Sunday and Stewardship Celebration Barbecue; November 22: Harvest Sunday, Living Gift Market and Braes Interfaith Service at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church; November 29: First Sunday in Lent and the Hanging of the Greens.
